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A number of folks have been killed and injured when a driver plowed right into a crowd at a avenue competition in Vancouver, Canada, Saturday evening, police stated.

The driving force was in custody following the crash on East forty first Ave. and Fraser Avenue shortly after 8 p.m. native time, the Vancouver Police Division stated in a submit on X.

Police didn’t instantly present a variety of victims or a doable motive.

The location of the crash is close to the posted location of the Lapu-Lapu Day block occasion, a celebration of Filipino tradition.

Deana Lancaster, a spokesperson for Vancouver Basic Hospital, the area’s high trauma facility, stated it was receiving a number of sufferers from the incident, which she understood to be the Lapu-Lapu Day occasion.

“I’m shocked and deeply saddened by the horrific incident at in the present day’s Lapu Lapu Day occasion,” Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim stated, including that extra info could be forthcoming as quickly as it’s accessible.

“Our ideas are with all these affected and with Vancouver’s Filipino group throughout this extremely tough time,” Sim stated.

British Columbia Premier David Eby stated his staff was involved with Vancouver officers and would offer any wanted assist.

Jagmeet Singh, the chief of Canada’s New Democrat Occasion, stated on X that he was “horrified.”

“As we wait to study extra, our ideas are with the victims and their households — and Vancouver’s Filipino group, who have been coming collectively in the present day to have fun resilience,” he stated.

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Alex Lo and Insiya Gandhi contributed.